mirabilia

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mīrābilia

Noun

mirabilia pl (plural only)

1. Wonderful or extraordinary things; marvels.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mīrābilia, neuter plural form of the adjective mīrābilis (“wonderful, marvelous”). Doublet of meraviglia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.raˈbi.lja/
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧bì‧lia

Noun

mirabilia f pl (plural only)

1. (chiefly humorous) wonderful or extraordinary things

Related terms

• meraviglia
• mirabile

 

Further reading

• mirabilia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /miː.raːˈbi.li.a/, [miːräːˈbɪlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.raˈbi.li.a/, [miräˈbiːliä]

Adjective

mīrābilia

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mīrābilis

References

• mirabilia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)